Girls Lacrosse: Archbishop Carroll routs Conwell-Egan, 20-1

By DENNY DYROFF, For The Times Herald

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

RADNOR — What do Mylute, Will Take Charge and Archbishop Carroll’s girls lacrosse team have in common?

In the latest line for this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, Mylute and Will Take Charge are both 20-to-1. When the Carroll girls concluded their game against Conwell-Egan Catholic Wednesday afternoon, they were ahead 20-1.

It became very obvious very early in the game that the Philadelphia Catholic League contest was not going to be a competitive affair.

Just 16 seconds into the game, Carroll’s Isabelle Schmitt scored the game’s first goal. It took 13 more seconds of game time for the Patriots to go ahead 2-0 on a goal by Julianne Miele.

Then, Carroll’s Brittany Hazard fired a shot into the Eagles’ net just 19 seconds later. That’s three goals in 32 seconds — all in the first minute of the game.

“Three goals in under 40 seconds — that’s fast,” said Hazard, a junior attacker. “It’s always good to start off energized.”

Energized would be an understatement when referring to Carroll’s start in Wednesday’s game. The Patriots had six goals on the board in the first three and a half minutes of the game. Midway through the first half, they were ahead 9-0.

“This was the first time we played them this year so we didn’t know what to expect,” said Hazzard, whose mother Dana Hazard swam at Germantown Academy and coached Methacton’s boys team in the 2011-2012 season.

“Our coach told us to get off to a fast start. She said to work hard and told us — no turnovers. After we got a big lead, we started working on plays — things we did in practice yesterday. It’s always good to keep practicing — to keep working on skills and ground balls.”

The Patriots never tried to roll up the score. Instead, they played smart, efficient lacrosse and used the time to good advantage and Archbishop Carroll coach Lorraine Beers substituted liberally.

“We got a good lead and then we settled,” said Beers. “We ran a couple plays we had worked on in practice yesterday and we pressured out — because that’s what you’re supposed to do.

“Conwell-Egan doesn’t have a junior varsity team,so we brought up junior varsity players and used them in this game, too. It was a good opportunity for our younger players to work on their passing and catching.”

With the win, the Patriots improved to 8-0 in the Philadelphia Catholic League and 11-4 overall. Carroll’s losses have all been to very strong teams.

“We were in Florida and lost to Vero in overtime,” said Beers. “We lost to Milton, Ga., in our other game there. We played St. Stephen & St. Agnes at their field in Alexandria, Va., and lost. They’re ranked second or first in the country and we just lost last weekend to Conestoga.”